Financing the resilient city
A demand driven approach to development, disaster risk reduction, and climate adaptation - An ICLEI White Paper:
The purpose of this report has been to consider the benefits of addressing climate change risks through comprehensive resilience investments. The report further considers the benefits of approaching resilience investments in bottom-up fashion, by those who manage the human settlements to be adapted; that is, by the regional and local governments who are responsible for planning, development approvals, and services delivery for most of the
world’s built environment. Adaptation and the development of resilience are by definition local processes. They require unique solutions for unique, context-specific conditions. To maximize impact as well as the value created through resilience investments, projects must be made responsive to unique local development challenges and opportunities.